Jeh Charles Johnson

  • FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2009
    Winners:
    Jeh Charles Johnson, , Frank Pallone, , Carol Barrett, , Steve Lonegan, , Chris Christie, , , , , , , , , , ,
    Losers:
    Barry Albin, Deborah Trout, New York Times
  • January 8, 2009 - 10:01pm

    Obama picks New Jerseyan as DOD top lawyer

    Montclair attorney Jeh Charles Johnson hosted a fundraiser for Barack Obama in New Jersey last year.

    President-elect Barack Obama has picked Jeh Charles Johnson, a Montclair attorney, top serve as general counsel for the U.S. Department of Defense.  Johnson served in the Clinton administration as general counsel for the Department of the Air Force, and is now a partner at of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, a New York law firm.  He served as special counsel to the John Kerry’s 2004 presidential campaign.

    Two years ago, the bi-partisan

    bipartisan New York State Commission on Judicial Nomination nominated Johnson to be Chief Judge of New York, but then-Gov. Elliot Spitzer instead renominated Justice Judith Kaye. Read More >
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